Patrol Overnight Camping

On the other hand, contrary to what many of us adults remember as BSA policy when we were Scouts, BSA no longer allows Scouts to camp overnight as patrols without adult leadership (which, of course, also must be two deep). The policy can be confusing because some of the Scouting publications have not caught up to the current BSA policy delineated in BSA’s Guide to Safe Scouting.
Please read this discussion of the BSA rules.